Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Hello and welcome to the Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #16. Our challenge today is to have "Fun With Folds." The challenge is to make anything other than a standard shape or A2 style card. For example you could make an easel, gatefold, waterfall card, etc. I hope you will get a chance to join us in the fun.

For my card I made my first ever easel card. It is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and was so fun to make. I love the way it looks in the easel position and can definitely see myself making more of these.

Wedding cards are always nice to have on hand and I'm loving this style of card.

I hope you will drop by the Whimsical Wednesday blog and check out what the other talented Design Team ladies have in store for you. Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

So, I had several requests to show how I made the mini-scallop card using Emma's (My Creative Time's) Scallop Die. I've never tried a demonstration video before. It is far from perfect, and it seems like I say the word CUTE a lot, but hopefully it will at least help those of you who were wanting to know how to make these.

I decided to finish it off real quick. Tomorrow my husband and I will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. So a little gift tag worked out perfect. Here it is.

I don't normally share a lot of personal details on my crafting blog but here are a couple of wedding pictures from 10 years ago if you are interested...

Monday, July 25, 2011

Here is a card that I made for the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge - oops, looks like I missed the deadline by 10 minutes. Oh well, I guess I should follow my card's advice... so I won't worry and I will be happy.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Well it has been a fun release week with tons of sneaky peek inspiration. I've enjoyed seeing all the beautiful sneak peek projects and I hope you have too. Well today all of these beautiful stamps and dies are available for sale and we are hopping! If you came here from the sweet and talented Miss Katie's blog than you are in the right spot. If not, make sure you start back at Emma's so that you don't miss out on a single bit of inspiration and lots of chances to win some beautiful dies.

For my projects I got to use the All Around Christmas stamp set along with the beautiful Scallop Die and Stitched Circle Die combo. I tried to do a couple of projects to show you how versatile these dies and stamps can be. First I made up some ornaments. My children have a little Christmas tree and we will hang these on it at Christmas time.

Here are some pictures of a set of the ornaments I made. I actually made two of each while I was at it. They are going to look so cute on their little tree.

I also wanted to use one of the stamps to make my own wrapping paper and then I used the dies to make a coordinating gift tag/card.

Did you notice that one of the edges of the gift card/tag is straight? That is because I used the scallop circle die to make a mini-shaped card. Below is a picture of it opened up. I really like this idea for gift tags.

Here is a look at this whole set of stamps:

Anyway, I've kept you long enough. So thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my projects.

***GIVEWAY ALERT***

For my giveway today, I am giving away the die that coordinates w/this stamp set! So that's right one lucky winner will receive the darling scallop and stitched circle die set. All you have to do is leave a comment here AND a way for me to contact you! You have "11" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:) And thanks to Emma for sponsoring this awesome giveaway and for making such beautiful stamps and dies!!!! Below is a picture of what you have a chance to win!

Alright, your next stop on the hop is the sweet and talented Leanne! Go and check out what awesome creation she has in store for you! Click HERE to go to Leanne's blog!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Yay, Christmas in July, that's what this set it all about! Today Emma and her My Creative Time Design Team are featuring the beautiful All Around Christmas sentiment set. There is also a darling die set that coordinates perfectly with this stamp set. For my project I used the All Around Christmas sentiment set, the scallop die, and the stitched circle EMBOSSING only plate. The paper is very metallic and hard to photograph but here you have it.

And here is a close up of the colored image that I popped up and spritzed with some glimmer mist.

Isn't that snowman ADORABLE?!!!!! I love that Emma drew him up all on her own. He is just too cute!

Here are the giveaway details once again, if you need them...

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's "8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

***If you are looking for the My Creative Time - July Release - Day 3 project please click HERE or scroll down***

Hello, everyone, I'm beyond thrilled to have been asked by Ruthie at September Ninth to be a guest designer on her blog today. I have been a fan of Ruthie's ever since she started as a Design Team member for Peachy Keen Stamps and now I'm lucky to be on the My Creative Time Design Team with her. She has a perfect eye for color and pattern combinations and makes the most beautiful banners I've ever seen! I love everything she makes but she is, in my opinion, the Banner Queen! I think I might be crazy to post a banner on the Banner Queen's blog, but she was the one who has inspired me to start making a few banners, so I felt it was only appropriate. This is a mini-banner that I made and is hanging on the door of our family room.

I'm going to show you a few more pictures just so that you can see the details better.

I'd like to thank RUTHIE so much for letting me have the opportunity to be a guest designer on her blog. Hugs- Glora

Well here we are with day 3 of our My Creative Time sneak peeks. Today we are all using a darling set called "All Around Halloween." It is so cute. It has several darling images and sentiments that are so cute!

Here is a close-up of my little pumpkin...

and here is a close - up of the darling sentiment stamp and scallop border. I wanted to do a close-up so you could see how cute this ridgy scalloped circle die is. I LOVE it!

Here are the giveaway details once again, if you need them...

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's "8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of Emma at My Creative Time's new stamp release. Today we are all sneak peeking a set called "Happy Mail." This set is SO fun and perfect for notes to your friends and loved ones. I just had to use the adorable snail on this stamp set. I made a shaped card using my 'NEW' Gypsy and my Birthday Bash cartridge.

Don't you love that cute envelope, sentiment and snail? I know I do. Here is a close up of that darling envelope. The mail in the stamped snail's mouth says 'RUSH' He's too cute!

Here are the giveaway details once again, if you need them...

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's "8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Monday, July 18, 2011

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's "8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Well for today's post we are using a stamp set called "Many Greetings." In my opinion this is the PERFECT all around sentiment set. It just love it! I think it is a definite must have. I have several ideas for just about every sentiment on there, now if only I had enough time to make them all. Anyway, here is my sneak peek. A simple and colorful card.

I love that sentiment!!! And aren't those little Loopy Loo Polkas sweet?! Here is a little close-up.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Yes, that's right, today is a very special day, it is my crafting bestie's birthday. Happy birthday Pam! Pam is so sweet and I'm thankful to have met her. I started following Pam's blog right after it was announced that she had made the My Pink Stamper's very first Design Team. I clicked on her blog and immediately loved it. I believe I was about her 5th or 6th follower, it didn't take long for people to recognize how talented she is, now she has TONS of devoted followers and rightly so. Anyway, long story short, she is a sweetheart and I'm so glad that we have become friends! I HOPE your birthday is AMAZING Pam!

This is the card that I get to share on her blog today!

This little puppy is supposed to be Pam's female dog Kyla wishing Pam a happy birthday. I wanted to use Pam's favorite color (a dark cranberry/burgundy) and I don't know if she likes turquoise or not, but I thought it coordinated well. I had so much fun adding crepe paper and twine to the gift bag, as well as the darling My Creative Time birthday sentiment. I tried to add a bit of depth and dimension as well but that is hard to see in the picture! Anyway, happy birthday Pam, this card was inspired by you and made for you! Love you tons!

Pam has an AWESOME giveaway today, let me just say that there are several items including a CRICUT CARTRIDGE. So hop on over there and leave her a comment and if you don't yet, you should follower her blog, you definitely WILL NOT regret it! Click HERE to go to Pam's blog.

This project is also my Let's Face it Friday Challenge entry over at the Peachy Keen Blog. The challenge was to use plentiful patterns. Thanks for stopping by today. Make it a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Welcome crafty friends. Today is another design team day with Emma over at My Creative Time. She asked us all to use her stamp set "Camera Shy" for our project. I must admit that I have fallen in LOVE with the Kate's ABC cartridge. I think this image is SO sweet and perfect for this sentiment. All of the cuts for this card come from the Kate's ABC cartridge including the background shape.

I did combine two of Emma's stamps for the sentiment. 'Simply Beautiful' is from her Camera Shy set and the 'You are' is part of the sentiment 'you are my hero' from her Happy Homecoming set. I just masked off the 'my hero' part and stamped it where I wanted it. I hope you will drop by Emma's blog to see what she and the other design team members have made.

I also want to remind you to keep dropping by Pam's blog as she is having a giveaway every day this week for her birthday! I'm also very happy and honored to say that I will be guest designing for her Friday (on her actual birthday). Click HERE to go to Pam's blog.

Monday, July 11, 2011

The winner of my blog candy from the Whimsical Wednesday blog hop is Shelly. I have already contacted Shelly about winning.

Another fun bit of information is that my Crafting Bestie, Pam of Simply-Pam is having a birthday celebration on her blog this week. She will have giveaways every day so you may just want to hop on by. By the way, isn't her dog just the cutest?!

And last but certainly not least, I am super happy to announce that Emma has decided to keep me and all of my WONDERFUL fellow design team members on for another 3 month term. I'm so excited to continue working with her and this sweet group of ladies!

Here is my banner. I had so much fun making it. ALL of the cuts are from the Kate's ABC cartridge, butterflies, letters, and background shape.

Sorry that the photo gets dark toward the bottom of the banner. I have a couple of close up photos so you can see some of the details better.

The butterflies have darling Peachy Keen faces from the Critter Faces stamp sets and the beautiful Love and Hope stamps from a stamp set called Race for a Cure by Emma at My Creative Time. And Below is one more close up of the bottom butterfly. The wings are spritzed with a glimmer mist.

These our the generous sponsors for our blog hop and what they are giving away for prizes.

Babbette from The Kraft Outlet (click on her name for a link to her store). The Kraft Outlet has generously donated their “Inspiration Play Pack”; This is a collection of The Kraft Outlet's top selling items valued at over $45. The play pack comes with 10 yards each of the red and brown baker’s twine, an assortment of 50 of the plain and grungy tags, an 8 sheet assortment of their cardstock and text weight papers, an 8 envelope assortment, one sheet of Kraft labels, a set of their vintage dictionary pages, 1 yard of black twill tape and a CD full of 100 graphics and backgrounds.

In addition the Kraft Outlet is offering 10% off all purchases made during the ENTIRE month of July. All you need to do is enter the code JULY10 at checkout.

The grand prize for the blog hop is a Gypsy, donated by Stephanie. In order to qualify for the grand prize you must leave a comment on each of the designers blogs. At the end of the hop please return back to the Whimsical Wednesday Blog to leave a comment saying that you finished the hop and left a comment under all our post. The blog hop will run through Sunday and end at Midnight.

I am also offering a little blog candy. One randomly selected winner will win a Mickey Mouse Wild Ride Cuttlebug die. All that I'm requiring is for you to leave a comment on my post, you do not need to follow my blog, but if you would like to I would love to have you along for the ride. I will pick a winner on Monday.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Last weekend my husband was helping me come up with things that happened the year we graduated, for the Let's Face it Friday Challenge. It ended up being quite a list but in the end my favorite was the move from DOS to Windows. I finally got around to getting it put together and my project is a VERY happy little laptop that has converted from DOS to Windows. I hope you like it.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

I have made up a fun little card for the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge #55 over at the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog. I LOVE the sketch and I also LOVE this adorable little penguin that came free with my last order. For the glittery snow trim, I bought a snow writer from Peachy Keen stamps and added some fine glitter to it while it was still wet. I love this effect! I used a mix of watercolor pencils, inking and paper piecing for this little cutie! The darling sentiment is from Emma's Turn That Frown Upside Down stamp set.

I also wanted to give everyone a reminder about the Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop on Friday. There will be a Gypsy available as one of the prizes for commenting on each blog. Click HERE for more details on how to earn extra entries towards winning the Gypsy. Thanks for dropping by today!!! Hugs- Glora

Hello, and welcome to the first Wednesday of the month and another fun cut challenge between me and Pam. It was my month to choose a cut. I recently got the Baby Steps cartridge and haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet so I wanted to use it. I said we could do either the baby boy or the girl sleeping on the moon cut. Mine is a simple shape card (but a little more tricky without my sweet Gypsy).

I LOVE this sentiment from Emma's newest stamp release called Encouraging Quotes. I think it is perfect for this cut. This particular cut doesn't include the stars, I just added some stars from the Baby Steps cartridge. I inked all the edges. And this baby would not be NEARLY as cute without that darling Peachy Keen face stamp from the Just Baby Faces assortment! It is just the sweetest set for baby cuts!

I hope you will make sure to stop by Pam's blog and see what she made with this cut. I'm a little late getting my post up and I already saw what she made. It is ADORABLE!!! You will LOVE it! So what are you waiting for click HERE to see her beautiful card and video!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Sorry, that this post is going up so late. It has been a crazy busy day and I finally have a few minutes to get my wonderful news up. I am VERY happy to say that Stephanie from Always Crafting has asked me to be a part of the Whimsical Wednesday Design Team. I will be posting cards twice a month along with some VERY sweet and wonderful ladies. I am so happy to get to work with them and I hope you will get the chance to join in some of their fun challenges!!! There will also be a fun blog hop on July 8th starting at 7:00 p.m. EST. I hope to see you there.

I also had a crafting afternoon with a friend and made these cute flower clips for my girls. This one is kind of like a carnation and SUPER fast and easy to make. A little cutting and gluing and it was done, easy peasy. I found a picture tutorial HERE if you are interested.

This next one definitely took more time, BUT I LOVE it to SO much. It required some cutting, machine stitching, hand stitching and gluing. I have some fun ideas for making more of these!!! They are just too cute. HERE is a link to a tutorial for this flower.

Please feel free to use my original work as inspiration for your own personal use, but not for publication, contest/message board entries, or to sell.

FTC-mandated disclosure: As of December 2009, bloggers are required by the Federal Trade Commission to disclose payments and freebies. Glora was most recently a member of the "My Creative Time" Design Team and "2013 Peachy Keen Design Team," for which she received stamps sets for promotion and demonstration. She is also formerly a member of the "2012 Peachy Keen Design Team", "Whimsical Wednesday" Design Team and the "Action Wobbles" focus group, for which she received crafting items to promote and demonstrate. Even though she received items for free, she would not agree to promote anything if she did not believe them to be a good product! She did not receive any payments, free items, or free services from any other parties discussed in this blog, unless explicitly stated otherwise. She pays out-of-pocket for her own crafting supplies (and admission to theme parks).